Apple Charlotte Recipe

• 6 slc White Bread, 1/4 Inch Thick, Crusts Removed
• 4 ounce Melted Butter
• 1 1/2 lb Cooking Or possibly Dessert Apples
• 3 Tbsp. Water
• 4 ounce Sugar (To 8), Acc. To Apples Used
• 1 tsp Lemon Rind, Finely Grated

1. Cut a small circle of bread to fit the base of a 1 1/2 pint pyrex bowl, and another circle to fit the top.
2. Reserve top circle of bread.
3. Line bowl with remaining pcs, first dipping each in melted butter, and overlapping slightly where necessary.
4. Peel.
5. core and slice apples thinly.
6. Cook apples, water, sugar and rind gently in a saucepan till apples are slightly softened but not mushy.
7. Turn apples into lined bowl.
8. Dip top circle of bread in melted butter, and cover top.
9. Bake in a moderate oven (375 F - gas mark 4) for about 1 hour or possibly till bread is toasted a golden.
10. Cold in the bowl for a few min and turn on to a serving dish.
11. Serve with fairly thin, pouring custard.

bread, butter, dessert apples, water, sugar, lemon rind

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apple-charlotte-66459 (may not work)